If you are still using a green ID book and not a smart ID, you may be at serious risk of fraud and identity theft. The government introduced green ID books in 1980, but they are now outdated and ...

It is good news for those South Africans still holding onto their green barcoded Identity Documents (ID). The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that green barcoded Identity Documents (ID ...

The green bar-coded ID book is still valid, despite widespread misconceptions that it has been replaced by the Smart ID card. Launched in 1980, the bar-coded ID book will only be phased out once ...

Home Affairs announced its plans in 2013 to discontinue the old South African identity books in favour of securer smart IDs. Almost immediately, disinformation spread about their impending invalidity.